BURSTB.C. Conservative leader Lorne Doerkson promises a fully costed party platform will be available later this afternoon (Sunday, Oct. 18).
Doerkson was asked about the platform by a reporter at a media event held to announce the party’s “Thriving Kids Plan.” Doerkson was joined by Conservative candidates from around the region including Delta South’s Ian Paton – whose farm provided the backdrop for the event – and Delta North’s Monica Mohan.
Among the planks in the newly announced plan, as announced by Doerkson:
• full ban on cellphones in schools – “no phones in school, full stop”;
• expanded school meal programs in high-need communities;
• new, refundable B.C. tax credit for sports, music, recreation and art camps;
• doubling playground equipment program to $10 million a year;
• partnering with municipalities to match funding for sports and recreation facilities;
• support for families of children with autism, extending autism funding and reviewing changes by the BC NDP to ensure no family loses their funding.
More to come.